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Trek Snowdon Information Evening

Find out more about Trek Snowdon 2025

Taking place at East Cheshire Hospice, Macclesfield, SK10 3DR on Tuesday 8th October at 6:30pm.

Trek Details:

  • Distance: 9 miles
  • Difficulty Level: Challenging
  • Duration: 1 day (overnight)

The information evening is completely free of charge and there is no obligation to sign-up for the challenge. This is a great opportunity to talk to a representative from Global Adventures about the challenge and ask any questions you may have about the Trek or fundraising.

If you are interested in attending the information evening, please email events@echospice.org.uk

Find out more about Trek Snowdon at Night 2025

Trek Snowdon at Night 2025

East Cheshire Hospice’s Trek 2025: Conquer Snowdon at Night!

Event Dates: 2nd – 3rd August 2025

Prepare yourself for an unforgettable adventure with East Cheshire Hospice’s Trek 2025, where you’ll take on the challenge of hiking Snowdon at night. This thrilling experience offers a unique opportunity to trek through the night, with the ultimate reward of watching the sun rise over one of the UK’s most stunning mountain ranges.

Sign up here today!

Trek Details:

  • Distance: 9 miles
  • Difficulty Level: Challenging
  • Duration: 1 day (overnight)

Highlights:

  • Summit Sunrise: Reach the summit of Snowdon just in time to witness a breath-taking sunrise that will leave you speechless.
  • A Decent Descent: Soak in the incredible views as you make your way back down in the morning light.
  • Breakfast of Champions: Enjoy a well-deserved breakfast back at the hotel upon your triumphant return.

What’s Included:

  • Hot beverages: Hot food before the trek departs
  • Snacks Along the Route: Keep your energy levels up with snacks provided throughout the trek.
  • Celebratory Breakfast: A hearty meal to celebrate your achievement back at the hotel.
  • Qualified Global Adventure Challengers Leader: Your trek will be led by an experienced guide, ensuring your safety and enhancing your experience. Vehicle for back up and support
  • Challenge Medal: A memento of your incredible accomplishment.
  • Welcome Pack: Each participant will receive a welcome pack full of supporting information that will aid preparation for the challenge including, but not limited, to further information on the trek, kit list, trekking tips and training schedules.

What’s Not Included:

  • Travel Insurance: Ensure you’re covered for the adventure.
  • Personal Trekking Kit: Bring along your own gear suitable for a night-time mountain trek.

Costs:

Sponsored:

  • Registration Fee: £45
  • Minimum Sponsorship: £330

Self-funded:

  • Registration Fee: £45
  • Challenge Balance: £145
  • Minimum Sponsorship: £185

(The self-funded option allows the participant to cover the cost of the trek by paying the Challenge Balance themselves. We still ask that participants fundraise at least £185 for the Hospice).

How to sign up:

Starlight Walk 2025

Starlight Walk returns to Capesthorne Hall on Thursday 15th May 2025

Guided by Love, Lit by Memories: be a part of this special event remembering lost loved ones in the beautiful grounds of Capesthorne Hall in May 2025.

 

Starlight Walk is an opportunity for you, your family and friends to come together and walk a choice of a 2.5km loop, 2 loops for 5k or 4 loops for 10k through the beautiful grounds of Capesthorne Hall in memory of a loved one. The walk takes place at dusk and there will beautiful lighting, lanterns, fire pits, points of reflection and other features to enjoy along the way.

 

 

What to expect…

Our annual memory walk is an opportunity to come together and remember loved ones in a really special way.

There will be atmospheric lighting along the route, as well as fire pits and points of interest for participants to engage with and remember their loved ones.

Back at the event village there will be live entertainment, as well as food and drinks stalls to enjoy. Stay around and soak up the atmosphere after the walk, or if you like you can complete the route multiple times!

Did you know at East Cheshire Hospice we have a Memory Tree?

Find out more here

SPONSORSHIP

As your entrance fee only covers the cost of the event, we do ask that everyone tries to raise at least £50 of sponsorship. Every penny you raise really does make a huge difference in helping us to continue to provide care in your local community.

Alternatively if you would rather not raise sponsorship, you are able to add an extra donation of £50 when you book your place.

How does it work?
  1. Purchase your tickets to the event via the form below.
  2. Set up your personal fundraising/sponsorship page on Just Giving.
  3. Share your fundraising page with friends & family to gain sponsorship!
  4. Attend the event and walk the route at Capesthorne Hall on Thursday 15th May 2025.

You can dedicate your fundraising to someone who meant the world to you.

Thank you so much for your support!

Born Survivor 2025

Born Survivor: Saturday 26th April 2025

Recruit your buddies for what will be the UK’s Ultimate Obstacle Course Mission set at the stunning Capesthorne Hall overlooking the immense Jodrell Bank! 

This is the Ultimate Team Mission for 2024 and one certainly worthy of the awesome medal that will be pinned on your chest after completing this glorious raid! Test your physical/mental resolve and in doing so forge a team camaraderie that can only be truly replicated in a Military inspired environment.

Click for more info on the Born Survivor website.

What to expect

This course is designed by Elite Royal Marine Commandos and features 30 Awesome Military Grade Obstacles incorporating a 10km Classic Course, 10km Elite Squadron competitive wave and a 5km Survivor option!

The course is guaranteed to take you on the ultimate adventure as you negotiate breath taking slides, cold water obstacles, climbing nets, underground tunnels such as The Great Escape, climbing walls and other Top Secret Obstacles, not forgetting the infamous Big Wall Finisher….THE BLITZ!

Celebrate your victory afterwards and enjoy some top quality food before heading to our awesome Survivor Stripes Bar to enjoy the after party.

Spectators are welcome to explore the beautiful nearby grounds of Capesthorne Hall and chill out in the buzzing Born Survivor event village before they cheer you on as you tackle the epic course finale.

Who can sign up?

Prepare to carry your team to glory and rally the troops for the optimum team building day for Gym Groups, Boot Camps, Lone Adventurers, Work Colleagues, Sports Teams, Stags & Hens and Birthday Parties etc.

If you dare take on this adventure you’ll need a stiff upper lip to conquer the challenge alone. We encourage teamwork and even if you don’t enter as a team we know you’ll assist your fellow Survivors in completing the course. But it’s not a race; it’s designed as a challenge for everyone over the age of 16 to tackle at their pace, whatever their ability.

Have you got what it takes? Will power is key here, as they say in the Military, if the mind is willing….the body will follow!

Please note that you must be age 16 and over to participate in Born Survivor.

Cost

Places with the Hospice are just £66 each and you can sign up to do a 10km (30 obstacles) or a 5k (20 obstacles) – both are the same price.

Since this only covers the price we pay for your tickets, we do ask that participants also gain sponsorship and fundraise in support of the Hospice. We kindly suggest participants aim to raise at least £50.

 

What’s included when you sign up?

  • Born Survivor Dog Tag Medal!
  • New Obstacles and Course Route.
  • 2025 Design Soft Cotton Quality T’shirt.
  • Legendary Born Survivor Head Over.
  • Born Survivor Temporary Body Tattoo.
  • Water stops
  • Awesome organisation – We put our Survivors first!
  • Professional OCR Photographers capturing your every muddy move. 2 X Free finisher photos – Action Photos incur an additional Charge,
  • Changing tents
  • Bag drop (£3 donation to Unique Kidz charity)
  • Quality food stalls.
  • Live Music and on course interaction!
  • Survivor Stripes Bar selling Beer and Gin.
  • Free spectators – Parking charge applies to all vehicles.

 

 

Highlights of the day include

  • Free Finish & In Action Photographs.
  • Quality food stalls.
  • Live Music and on course interaction!!
  • Survivor Stripes Bar selling Beer and Gin.
  • Born Survivor Temporary Body Tattoos.
  • Free spectators – Parking charge applies to all vehicles.

So what are you waiting for? Take on this challenge whilst raising vital funds for the East Cheshire Hospice.

Please view the Terms & Conditions before booking.

Participants must print, sign and bring this Waiver Form with them on the day.

Please complete the form below to begin the registration process:
Name(Required)
Are you registering as an individual or as part of a corporate team (through work)?(Required)

Trek Fest at Home

Choose your distance, choose your location, choose your charity, and make every step or stair count!

The ultimate UK trekking challenge now has a virtual option – so you can take on the challenge from your own home, while sticking to social distancing guidelines!

If you prefer to stay indoors, then you can take on the elevation challenge – conquer the total elevation of either the 25KM or the 50KM route.

Want to take on the challenge in your garden or local area? The distance challenge is for you – we’ve calculated the average number of steps taken on both routes. Just ensure you always stay 2m away from others.

Don’t forget to use the hashtag #MyTrekFest!

 

Set yourself a challenge closer to home whilst raising those vital funds for East Cheshire Hospice.

Take on a challenge closer to home and register for Trek Fest at Home via the link below

Register

 

It costs £7,500 to keep the Hospice running for 1 day, so every penny that you can raise is important. You may never know exactly how your support will help but you can be assured that the impact your support will have on local families who can benefit from the Hospice services at one of the most difficult and emotional times will be huge and ever so appreciated.

If you have any questions at all please contact fundraising@echospice.org.uk or call 01625 433477

Hadrian’s Wall Cycle-Walk-Cycle

This is a true escape into nature, following the footsteps of Roman soldiers in this memorable duel-challenge!

Cycle and walk the full 100-mile length of Hadrian’s Wall in 3 days & see some of the best-preserved sections. 40 miles road cycling, 15 miles hill walking and finally 45 miles road cycling again. This is the perfect challenge for individuals, couples, or small groups.

What you will love about this challenge:
  • Steeped in history, cover the full length of a UNESCO World Heritage Site
  • The exhilaration of crossing the width of the country under your own steam
  • A perfect mix of cycling and walking to thoroughly enjoy the surroundings
  • Expert guiding from qualified Mountain Leaders and Cycle Leaders

For more information on what’s included, location and itinerary, please click here to follow the link to challenge organisers ‘Time Outdoors’ website and challenge page.

Get in touch with Time Outdoors by clicking the button below to find out more about how to secure your place.

Find Out More

It costs £7,500 to keep the Hospice running for 1 day, so every penny that you can raise is important. You may never know exactly how your support will help but you can be assured that the impact your support will have on local families who can benefit from the Hospice services at one of the most difficult and emotional times will be huge and ever so appreciated.

If you have any questions at all please contact fundraising@echospice.org.uk or call 01625 433477

Garden Marathon

Set yourself the ultimate challenge to walk a full marathon around the comfort and safety of your own garden! That’s 26.2 miles of non-stop walking or running around and around and around…

This is a great challenge for any level of fitness as you can set your own pace and take as long as you like to complete the challenge. Why not let your neighbours know when your challenge will be taking place so they can cheer you on over the garden fence.

 

How do I get started?

Start your challenge by setting up your Just Giving page here and follow the simple step-by-step process to creating your fundraising page. Make sure to fill in the details about your garden marathon challenge, set yourself a fundraising target, share your page with friends and family on social media, email, WhatsApp, text… And away you go!

Enjoy the garden views whilst raising those vital funds for East Cheshire Hospice.

 

It costs £7,500 to keep the Hospice running for 1 day, so every penny that you can raise is important. You may never know exactly how your support will help but you can be assured that the impact your support will have on local families who can benefit from the Hospice services at one of the most difficult and emotional times will be huge and ever so appreciated.

If you would like any advice or if you have any questions at all please contact fundraising@echospice.org.uk or call 01625 433477

Fitness Challenge

Why not push yourself to finally go on that run you’ve been putting off and raise those vital funds for the East Cheshire Hospice at the same time!

Today is the day that you will ditch the ‘maybe I will start tomorrow’ attitude and set yourself a personal fitness goal. Sign up to the gym, start a couch to 5k programme or simply start by going on a walk each day.

Check out the NHS Live Well page for some interesting tips and ideas – https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/

How do I get started?

Whatever your goal may be, start by setting up your Just Giving page here and follow the simple step-by-step process to creating your fundraising page. Make sure to fill in the details about your challenge, set yourself a fundraising target, share your page with friends and family on social media, email, WhatsApp, text… And away you go!

 

Start living a healthier and happy lifestyle whilst raising those vital funds for East Cheshire Hospice.

 

It costs £7,500 to keep the Hospice running for 1 day, so every penny that you can raise is important. You may never know exactly how your support will help but you can be assured that the impact your support will have on local families who can benefit from the Hospice services at one of the most difficult and emotional times will be huge and ever so appreciated.

If you would like any advice or if you have any questions at all please contact fundraising@echospice.org.uk or call 01625 433477

Climbing Stair Mountain!

Don’t forget to stop at the summit to admire the view!

Why not set yourself a goal to match the equivalent steps that would be required to summit some of the most famous mountains…

Ben Nevis… 1344 metres. 8736 steps to the top!

Snowden… 1085 metres. 7052 steps to the top!

Scarfell Pike… 978 metres. 6357 steps to the top!

Double all of them to come back down!

 

To keep you motivated why not do your steps standing in place, marching on the spot, while watching one of the many ‘virtual climbs’ of famous mountains, such as Everest Virtual Reality or watch inspiring mountain movies. Use a pedometer app to keep track of your progress.

 

How do I get started?

Start by setting up your Just Giving page here and follow the simple step-by-step process to creating your fundraising page. Make sure to fill in the details about your virtual challenge, set yourself a fundraising target, share your page with friends and family on social media, email, WhatsApp, text… And away you go!

 

Hike your way to the top whilst raising those vital funds for East Cheshire Hospice.

 

It costs £7,500 to keep the Hospice running for 1 day, so every penny that you can raise is important. You may never know exactly how your support will help but you can be assured that the impact your support will have on local families who can benefit from the Hospice services at one of the most difficult and emotional times will be huge and ever so appreciated.

If you would like any advice or if you have any questions at all please contact fundraising@echospice.org.uk or call 01625 433477

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